Dynamic setting of increments on an amplitude scale
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAndrew A. Armstrong, Jonathan C. Mace, Richard W. Pilot
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Abstract
The dynamic setting of an increment on an amplitude scale of an output signal includes receiving a user input requesting a change in an amplitude of the output signal. The amplitude of an external signal related to the output signal is determined, and a set of increments on the amplitude scale is calculated based upon the current amplitude of the output signal and the amplitude of the external signal. The existing set of increments are replaced with the newly calculated set of increments and the amplitude of the output signal is set to the next increment of the newly calculated set of increments.
Claims15
A method of dynamically setting an increment on an amplitude scale of an output signal, the method comprising:
- receiving a user input requesting a change in an amplitude of the output signal;
- determining an amplitude of an external signal related to the output signal;
- calculating a set of increments on the amplitude scale based upon a current amplitude of the output signal and the amplitude of the external signal;
- replacing an existing set of increments with the newly calculated set of increments;
- and
- setting the amplitude of the output signal to the next increment of the newly calculated set of increments.
A system for dynamically setting an increment on an amplitude scale of an output signal, the system comprising:
- a control device configured to receive a user input requesting a change in an amplitude of the output signal;
- an input device configured to determine an amplitude of an external signal related to the output signal;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- calculate a set of increments on the amplitude scale based upon a current amplitude of the output signal and the amplitude of the external signal;
- replace a existing set of increments with the newly calculated set of increments;
- and
- set the amplitude of the output signal to the next increment of the newly calculated set of increments.
A computer program product for dynamically setting an increment on an amplitude scale of an output signal, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:
- computer readable program code configured for:
- receiving a user input requesting a change in an amplitude of the output signal;
- determining an amplitude of an external signal related to the output signal;
- calculating a set of increments on the amplitude scale based upon a current amplitude of the output signal and the amplitude of the external signal;
- replacing an existing set of increments with the newly calculated set of increments;
- and
- setting the amplitude of the output signal to the next increment of the newly calculated set of increments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.